Jason and Lee Goodall look ahead to the Hamburg final as Melzer takes on Golubev.

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Melzer on reaching Hamburg final.

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Karlovic undergoes surgery on his Achilles tendon. Really?

For doing what?

Standing and serving? No wonder he chose tennis. Even darts would have destroyed his entire body by now – by these standards.

If this is how tree tops intend to behave we may need a new one every season to continue the ruining of the sport. How about for each Slam?

‘REAL’ reason Delpo’s return is drawing so much interest / hype.

I don’t think even Federer’s or Nadal’s return matched this euphoria.

Could it be his defending champion status at the US Open? Could it be his claim to be the next big thing on the tour? Excitement of watching balls get pulverized – literally and figuratively? Prospect of producing the first tennis casualty due to ball velocity? Suspense of how far has that slow strip tease cabaret progressed? Curiosity if lips still exist?……………………….

Even though each one of the above may have some say in it, the ‘real’ reason dwarfs all of them combined.

Here it is:

Delpo is now perceived as the ONLY train that can halt Nadal’s clear path to No. 16 and beyond. Nadal recently completing just the fourth Roland-Garros-Wimbledon combo in the history of the sport isn’t helping.

With 95% of the world supporter of Federer, the impetus is gaining momentum as more and more fans realize the implications – resulting in this crazed expectation.

You got a better reason? No, you don’t!!!!!!!!!

Possible ‘personal’ reasons Djokovic has withdrawn from Los Angeles event.

Unless you have stopped breathing and are clinically dead, there ARE no freaking ‘personal’ reasons if you are such a high-profile tennis player – oh wait, that very well may have happened here. Either way this ‘personal’ BS is such a freaking sham and more often than not is a cover sheet for something nasty, immoral and at times outright illegal. In any case here are some possible reasons he may have opted out:

-Mom is refusing to stay at home and has been rehearsing another ‘King is ………not so sure’ song while at the players’ box.

-Djokovic’s hair have suddenly built total freaking immunity to ALL available gels transforming him into a porcupine – with a breathing problem. Other places where the gel has failed are far more of a problem though, making routine daily chores impossible.

-There’s a perceived possibility that he may bump up to No. 1 with this event. Cannot break pattern / tradition.

-Jay Leno has confessed to being his illegitimate father.

-Certain injuries and illnesses have filed suit for slander.

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Who freaking claps like that? Geeeeezzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!